S.i.X ROM Oreo Android 8.0.0 For The Nexus 6 And How to Install

Google released the source code of Android 8.0 Oreo last week and since then ROM developers have been working hard to update their ROM sources to Oreo. SiX ROM developer Frankie T has updated his ROM to Android 8.0 and has released an initial beta build of the ROM for the Nexus 6.

Since the ROM has just kick started it's Oreo journey a very few features are present. The ROM currently closely resembles stock version of Oreo. The kernel does have a ton of customizations for you to play with. There are a lot of governors and hotplugs such as MPDecision, IntelliPlug, Blu_Plug, MSM Sleeper and State Helper.

Before you begin with the installation do note that this is a WIP (Work In Progress). This means that the ROM is not fully stable and is susceptible to bugs. The only major bug is Bluetooth. Apart from Bluetooth, everything else was working fine; this includes calling, mobile data, WiFi, camera (both audio and video recording).

Pre-requisites

You must be on a Nougat based bootloader. If you aren't, you must either flash the latest Nougat firmware or flash the latest stock ROM.

You must be willing to part away with Bluetooth

Download the ROM from the XDA thread here, Gapps from here and Team Blacked Out (TBO) Gapps from here. The Bluetooth bug is expected to be fixed in the future builds. You are therefore advised to go through the contents of the XDA thread, at least the first post, thoroughly. Open Gapps and Bean Gapps will be releasing their builds of Oreo 8.0 Gapps soon. If you are reading this post several months after it was published, we advise you to check the websites of Open Gapps and Bean Gapps. TBO Gapps are optional for making it easier to apply Substratum themes. You can do without them. If you want to install TBO Gapps, you will have to download and install their app from their website. TBO Gapps can be downloaded from within the app. Flash the TBO Gapps in recovery after downloading them.

Download Magisk from here. Phh's SuperUser can be found here. I used Phh in the video. Magisk should be used if you want to pass the SafetyNet check.

Known Bugs & Workarounds

As mentioned before, Bluetooth doesn't work. After flashing the ROM you will also have to delete the folder Bluetooth located under System > Apps > Bluetooth. You can perform the deletion operation from within the file manager in TWRP located under the Advanced menu. If you boot up the ROM without performing the deletion then you will get constant Bluetooth force closes (FCs). Since we have modified the system partition, SafetyNet will be tripped as well. You can use the Universal SafetyNext fix module to pass SN.

It is recommended that you flash TBO Gapps for applying Substratum themes. You must flash the TBO Google Keyboard for avoiding possible FCs while using the AOSP keyboard.

The ROM won't boot up with MultiROM. The 3Minit Battery Mod doesn't work currently.

Installation

The best way to go about the installation is to refer to the video tutorial at the top for detailed instructions.

Download the files listed under pre-requisites

Make a nandroid backup. This is extremely important.

Wipe dalvik, system, data, and cache.

Select the ROM file and flash it. After the ROM flashing is complete, head over to System > App > Bluetooth and delete the Bluetooth folder (to avoid continuous FCs)

Flash Open Gapps. As demonstrated in the video, the Gapps will be installed successfully but that won't be shown in TWRP. You will then have to manually reboot back into TWRP.

Select the root client of your choice and flash it. The developer recommends to use Magisk, but of course, you can choose what you want to flash

Hello, my name is David Hayes of Hayes Tech Rom Reviews. I flash custom Roms and kernel for testing on many different devices. This is one of my hobbies that keeps me sane when I am not working. I also like to spend time with my family (my wife, Son and 2 grandchildren). My other love is building custom tactical rifle and handguns but for here, we will stick to my love for all things Android. As I said, I own several devices, all of which are rooted with a custom recovery and running non stock Roms. The list of devices include several Samsung phones from the Note 2 to the S5 and a few Galaxy tablets. My Nexus devices are the 6, 6p, 9 and the Nexus 10. I have a OnePlus one and a couple different Motorola devices as well as various Amazon fire tablets and a Nook. I think I got most of them. I do also have an iPhone 6s but that is my work phone and I don't touch the OS on that at all. I am not, nor do I profess to be, an expert on anything Android. I just love custom Roms and theming. Since I own so many devices and have had Android experience since about Gingerbread, I figured I would share my experiences with all. I do this through my YouTube channel and Google Plus Community and now through Blogger. This will be on occasion though as there are already many very well versed bloggers here. I just thought that I would introduce myself so you all get a better feel of the old man behind the keyboard...

S.i.X ROM Oreo Android 8.0.0 For The Nexus 6 And How to Install
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8/28/2017 03:16:00 AM